Nouns and Verbs in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Submitted by girlhuck on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 21:53
Created By:
Karen Duenwald
Title/Role:
Educational Materials Coordinator
Organization/School Name:
South Dakota State Library - Braille & Talking Book Program
Location:
South Dakota
Grade Level:
3
Type of Lesson:
Lesson in a unit
Type of Schedule:
Combination
Collaboration Continuum:
Limited
Content Area:
Language Arts
Content Topic:
Parts of Speech - Nouns and Verbs
Scenario:
The librarian and the teacher plan together to co-teach a review lesson on nouns and verbs. After the librarian reads aloud Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, students will work in small groups to identify and clarify the meaning of nouns and verbs found in the story with guided instruction from the librarian and teacher.
Overview:
Following a class discussion of nouns and verbs in the story, students will go to a computer to locate and print photos to illustrate one noun and one verb of their choice. Essential questions: What is the function of a noun? What is the function of a verb? How can pictures be found with a computer?
Final Product:
Each group will locate and print one picture illustrating a noun and one illustrating a verb.
Library Lesson:
Students will review and identify nouns and verbs while they also learn to search for pictures within pre-selected online resources.
Estimated Lesson Time:
45 minutes
Have you taught this lesson before:
Yes
Strategies for differentiation:
Limit the number of pre-selected online resources for students to use.